Days after announcing Quicken Loans would sponsor Ryan Newman for 18 races next season, Tony Stewart officially announced his own sponsor for 2013. Stewart announced that Bass Pro Shops would be joining Stewart Haas Racing and Stewart for 18 races as a second primary sponsor with Mobil 1 in 2013. Continue reading
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FOX Sports One Looking To Replace SPEED
Enjoy what NASCAR programming on SPEED you can this remaining season because the network looks to be rebranding itself as FOX Sports One.
USA Today first reported that SPEED is looking at reworking the network to Fox Sports One to include other sports such as baseball, football, basketball along with other sports.
What does this mean for the NASCAR programming? Continue reading
Power of the Wave Around
In 2009, when NASCAR implemented double file restarts they also implemented the wave around rule. The purpose of the rule was to make sure leaders would start at the front on every restart.
Based on the rule, lap down drivers can choose not to pit under a yellow flag while the leaders pit, to gain a lap back. At times this can lead to several cars taking a wave around, under a yellow flag, after getting caught a lap down with an untimely caution. Continue reading
Interview with Dave Thompson of NASCAR The Game
If you’re a gamer like me, you were excited when Eutechnyx announced they would make the official NASCAR game for gaming consoles a couple years ago.
Last year Eutechnyx came out with their first game called “NASCAR The Game 2011”. The company was just starting to get things established and putting their hand in the arena of NASCAR.
NASCAR The Game 2011
Photo – NASCARTheGame.com
This year Eutechnyx will be releasing “NASCAR The Game: Inside Line” on November 6. The game will include much greater detail and features in the company’s second NASCAR game.
I got a chance to ask Dave Thompson, executive producer of the “NASCAR The Game” series, what we can expect with the new changes and the challenges his team faced making the new game. Here is what he had to say: Continue reading
Kurt Busch to Drive For Furniture Row Racing in 2013
Kurt Busch has officially announced his 2013 plans. Busch will drive for Furniture Row Racing in the No. 78 Chevrolet. This announcement comes during a frustrating season driving for Phoenix Racing. While driving for Phoenix Racing, Kurt Busch and the team have had many mechanical issues, pit stop issues and wrecks that have taken Busch out of contention of great finishes. Continue reading